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The Georgia Record.
VOL 1.
BOER'S REPLY
TO ENGLAND
Situation Over Transvaal
Growing Serious.
AN ULTIMATUM EXPECTED
British Officials Are Kept Busy and
Many Messages Pass Between Lord
Salisbury and the Queen.
Advices from London state that the
colonial office officials were busy until
after 3 o’clock Thursday morning.
Dispatches have been passing by spe
cial messengers between the queen
and Lord Salisbury for the last few
days.
The Times advises the government
to convoke parliament immediately,
if necessary, to vote the needed sup
plies, adding that a “further loss of
time may be dangerous and humilia
ting.”
The day’s news shed no new light
on the Transvaal crisis. The signs
which the English are accustomed to
see just previous to a war continue,
and from these any number of sensa
tional deductions may be drawn.
General opinion trends to the belief
that the cabinet council will result in
an ultimatum, followed by an imme
diate backdown by the Boers, or the
immediate commencement of hostili
ties by Great Britain.
Mr. Chamberlain remained at the
foreign office until shortly before mid
night. He declined to make a state
ment regarding the Transvaal situa
tion, but expressed a desire to see a
copy of the following transcript of the
Transvaal government’s reply, issued
by the Transvaal agent in Brussels
Wednesday night, which was forward
ed to him by the Associated Press:
Kruger’* Reply to Chamberlain.
In reply to the last dispatch of the
British government, the Transvaal
government on Saturday handed to
the British agent in Pretoria a re
sponse, of which the following is a
purport:
“The government of the South Afri
can republic regrets that Great Britain
is of the opinion that it is unable to
accept the proposals made by the
Transvaal in the dispatches of August
19 and 21, by which the term for ob
taining the franchise was fixed at five
years and the representation of the
Witwaterstrand district was increased.
“The government regrets this the
more inasmuch as it considered itself
able to deduce from the negotiations
previous to its formal proposals that
the latter would be accepted by the
British government. In these condi
tions the Transvaal considers its
propasals are annulled, and finds it
necessary to submit them to the volks-
Tnad and the people. It remains of
the opinion that its proposals are very
liberal and more extensive than those
presented by the British high commis
sioner of Bloemfontein. It is also of
the opinion that the conditions at
tached to these proposals are reason
able.
“The Transvaal net er desired Great
Britain to abandon nny rights pos
sessed by virtue of the London con
vention of 1884 or by virtue of inter
national law. The Transvaal still
hopes that these declarations will lead
to a good understanding and a solution
of the existing difficulties."
“The Transvaal government has
already made known to the British
agent its objections to accepting the
proposals contained in the British
high commissioner’s telegram of Au
gust 2, suggesting the appointment of
delegates to draw up a report on the
last electoral law voted by the volks
raad.
“If the one side’s examination re
ferred to in the last dispatch should
show that the existing electoral law
can be made more efficient, the Trans
vaal government is ready to make a
proposal to the volksraad with this
object. It is also disposed to furnish
all the information possible, but it is
of the opinion that the result of such
an inquiry, so far as regards a useful
appreciation ol the law, will be of lit
tle value.”
ATLANTA. GA.. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 1899.
G. A. R. BOLTERS.
Question of Admitting Spanish
War Veterans Creates a Row
In the Encampment.
A Philadelphia dispatch says: There
were lively times at Wednesday’s ses
sion of the fourteenth annual conven
tion of the Association of National
Veterans. A resolution providing for
the admission of participants in the
Spanish war started a rumpus and the
result is that there is now a split in
the organization. The leader of the
forces in favor of the the proposition
was Past Bear Admiral B. S. Osborn
of the Farragut Association, New York
city.
burgeon A. Trego Shertzer, of Bal
timore, stoutly maintained that the
association was organized for the sail
ors of the civil war only, and should
die with them. The vote on the reso
lution was overwhelming against ad
mitting the men of the late war.
When the result was announced the
Fanagut delegates from New York
and the delegates from the Admiral
Boggs Associatien of Newark, N. J.,
walked out in a body. It is their in
tention to start an opposition associa
tion to be known as the United States
Veteran Navy.
The encampment elected Vice Com
mander-in-Chief W. C. Johnson as
commander-in-chief to serve the unex
pired term of two days of the late
Colonel Sexton and selected Chicago
for the next annual encampment.
The day’s proceedings included also
numerous addresses and reports and a
significant sparring over the report of
the committee on pensions. This re
port was held in the greatest secrecy.
It complains of the construction of
the act of 1890 for the relief of the
civil war veterans and their widows
and orphans not conditioned upon
evidence of service disability.
It says the original construction of
this was obligated in 1893 by unjust
and arbitrary rules, but expresses the
confident beiief that President Mc-
Kinley will take measures to bring
about a different ruling in the future.
It asks that the limit of income suffi
cient to bar widows be put at not less
than $250 a year, and that other rigid
condition be revoked. It repudiates
the charges of inflation of the pension
roll by fraudulent claims and chal
lenges such assertions.
The report was discussed for hours,
many delegates favoring immediate
adoption but the committee was finally
instructed to submit it again without
recommendations and resolutions.
The annual reports show 287,981
members in good standing on June
30th; losses by death aggregated 7,994
and that 1,672 deserving sick and
maimed are not receiving pensions.
A plea was made for government at
tention to 6,682 soldiers’ graves un
marked. Numerous auxiliary associa
tions held their annual meetings with
the veterans Wednesday.
SCHWARZKOPPEN INTERVIEWED.
Intimates That Kaiser Will Not Send
Him To Rennes.
The Anzieger, Berlin newspaper,
publishes an interview with Colonel
Schwarzkoppen which is believed to
define Germany’s policy toward the
Dreyfus affair. When asked whether
he would go to Eennes to depose, Col
onel Schwarzkoppen curtly replied:
“No; I do not think the emperor
will permit me to make a statement.
Have we not already adopted a line of
conduct in the matter? We have done
so twice. First our ambassador to
France declared that we had nothing
to do with the affair. Then Count
von Buelow, German minister of for
eign affairs, confirmed that statement
plainly and distinctly in thereichstag.”
LODGED IN SAVANNAH JAIL.
The Delegate Are Removed From Da
rien To a Safer Locality.
John Delegal, Eddie Delegal and
Mary Delegal, their mother, arrived at
Savannah, Ga., Tuesday afternoon,
from Darien. They were immediately
placed in the Chatham county jail,
where they will be held until the day
of their trial in Eflingham county.
Justice Chambers Dined.
The German ambassador at Wash
ington gave a dinner Wednesday
night to Mr. Chambers, the chief
justice of Samoa, and the fact is taken
to indicate a better state of feeling
now that there is fuller knowledge re
specting the course of Mr. Chambers
in Samoa.
LABORI APPEALS
TO TWO NATIONS
To Allow Their Military Attaches To
Testify In the Dreyfus Trial.
PRECEDENT ALREADY SET
The Demand Is Made On German
and Italiai. Rulers.
A special from Rennes, France,
says: M. Labori Tuesday afternoon
telegraphed personal appeals to Em
peror William and King Humbert to
grant permission to Colonel Schwarz
koppen and Colonel Panizzardi, Ger
man and Italian military attaches in
Paris in 1894, to coine to Rennes to
testify in the trial of Captain Dreyfus.
This was the new.- of the day and
the chief topic of conversation in the
cases and resorts of the journalists.
The appeals were couched in elo
quent terms, invoking the assistance
of their majesties in the name of
justice and humanity They are quite
supplementary to the formal applica
tion that will be made by the govern
ment commissary, Major Carriere.
The demand of M. Labori that the
courtmartial should issue process,
subject to the approval of two sov
ereigns, came liko -a thunderbolt at
Tuesday’s session. is fraught
with momentous consequences, ns it
affords Emperor William an oppor
tunity again to assume his favorite
role of arbiter of the destinies of the
world. No one would be surprised
if Schwarzkoppen, in the name of the
kaiser, makes a declaration that will
practically dec id j 4»‘.: result of the
trial.
Both Schwarzkoppen and Paniz
zardi must consult their respective
sovereigns before starting, but the
counsel for Dreyfus fully expect them
to arrive in Rennes, if they come at
all, in ample time to give their testi
mony.
Colonel Jouaust told M. Demange
at the close of the session that if he
received official information that Colo
nel Schwarzkoppen and Panizzardi
were coming to depose, he would be
prepared to adjourn the trial pending
their arrival. An adjournment of
forty-eight hours would probably give
them time to get in.
A remarkable circumstance and one
that is significant of the relation be
tween the two eminent advocates who
are conducting the defense, is the fact
that M. Labori telegraphed the Ger
man emperor and the king of Italy on
his own initiative without consulting
the advising or wish of M. Demange.
Good For Captain Drey fun.
The appearance of Colonels Schwarz
koppen and Panizzardi would be the
most sensational as well as the most
important incident of the trial. Their
depositions would be a formal and em
phatic declaration that they never had
any relations with the accused, and
that they would make such a state
ment that the court must order an ac
quittal.
CONVICTED RIOTERS SENTENCED
Twenty-Two Are Given Alternative
Fine Or Chaingang Service.
Sentences were passed on twenty
two rioters at Darien, Ga., Tuesday,
six being fined one thousand dollars
each or twelve months on the chain
gang and sixteen being fined two hun
dred and fifty dollars each or twelve
months in the gang. Two others were
out on bond and were not present to
have sentences passed. It is presum
ed that they will not show up and it
is hardly probable that any of the
convicted ones will be able to pay
their fines.
The ring-leaders who got the thou
sand dollar sentences were Jonas
Green, James Wylly, Ben Dunham,
Charles McDonald, Joseph Kimmon,
Charles Turner. The others sentenc
ed were Moses Miller, Jr., Hugh
Thompson, Dave Petty, James Bailey,
Freeman Elverson, Sharper Gordon,
Henry Golden, James Ross, Kit Alex
ander, Dan Johnson, Horace Seabroe,
Levi Mitchell, Charles Baptist, Mar
shall Dorsey and two women, Marla
Currey and Louisa Underwood.
/he trial of the last butch of eight
rioters Tuesday, the conviction of four
and passing of sentences on the twen
ty-two were the main features of the
court proceedings.
MASSING TROOPS.
Great Activity In the Transvaal
In View of Impending
Hostilities.
Advices of Thursday from South
Africa state that atl the Transvaal ar
tillery has been called out and that the
burghers have been notified to be
ready for war.
The latest reply of the Transvaal
to Great Britain is regarded as making
the disappearance of the last hope of
peace.
There was great excitement in the
first raad Thu -sday on Mr. Coeizer’s
interpellation of the government re
garding the presence of British troops
on the borders and the stoppage of
ammunition consigned to the Trans
vaal.
President Kruger, the members of
the executive council and most of the
principal officials were present, togeth
er with a large representation of the
general public, including many ladies.
At the outset the chairman and Presi
dent Kruger urged members to pre
serve calmness and avoid insulting
language.
The state secretary, F. W. Reitz,
said he had called the previous day on
the British diplomatic agent, Mr. Co
nyngham Greene, and had asked him
what reply the government could give
in the volksraad regarding the alleged
massing of British troops on the bor
ders, and whether Mr. Greene would
communicate with the British high
commissioner, Sir Alfred Milner. The
reply from Mr. Greene, he continued,
had been received and was in the ftfl 4
lowing terms:
“I do not know to what Mr. Reitz
refers when he alludes to the massing
of troops. This must be the British
troops in South Africa, the position
and number of which are no secret;
but it is a matter of common knowl
edge that they are here in order to
make provision against eventualities
and to protect British interests.”
Mr. Coetzer and other members
then made violent speeches, declaring
! that they could understand Sir Alfred
Milner's reply, since the Transvaal
1 had never threatened the English
colonies.
“It is time,” exclaimed Mr. Coetzer,
“for the Transvaal also to prepare for
eventualities.”
One member said: “England’s ac
tion is like putting a revolver into a
man’s face.”
Another concluded a warlike address
in this strain:
“It is time to send our burghers to
the borders to ask these troops what
they want. The fire is bound to start.
So let them light it and allow it to
burn out quickly. War is better than
the present state of affairs. Business
is ruined and the public treasury is
drying up. Chamberlain is trying to
ruin the country.”
These speeches and others attack
ing Cecil Rhodes were loudly ap
plauded by the house and the publie.
The debate continued throughout the
afternoon.
GEORGIANS VOLUNTEER.
I Governor Candler’s flinute Men Are
Anxious For Service.
An Atlanta, Ga., dispatch says:
Governor Candler’s Minute Men, a
company of 109 commissioned, non
commissioned officers and privates,
composed of some of the best young
men in Marietta, Macon and Atlanta,
has made application with Secretary
;of War Root to be eccepted as a com
pany for service in the Philippines.
£ ORDERS TO BRITISH TROOPS.
Regiments Now In India Prepared For
Trouble In South Africa.
Advices from Simla state that three
regiments of cavalry and four regi
ments of infantry and three batteries
of field artillery have been formally
warned to prepare to leave their sta
tions in India at the shortest notice
for service in South Africa. The hos
pital outfits have received similar or
ders.
LIQUID AIR COMPANY
Preparing To Build Plants In AU the
Larger Cities.
The General Liquid Air and Refrige
rator company, of New York, the larg
est institution of its kind in the world,
will shortly build additional plants in
half a dozen of the larger cities. The
company is to be reincorporated and
..the capital increased to $10,000,009.
NO. 11.
SOOTH'S FLAGS
WILL BE HELD
Closing Exercises of G. A.
R. Encampment.
KICK ON PENSION RULES
Col. Albert D. Shaw, of Watertown, N. Y.,
Elected Commanderln=Chief For the
Ensuing Year By Acclamation.
The thirty-third national encamp
ment of the Grand Army of the Re
public adjourned at Philadelphia
Thursday night. The features of the
day’s session were the election of Col
onel Albert D. Shaw, of Watertown,
N. Y., by acclamation as commander -
in-chief for the ensuing year, and the
adoption of a resolution scoring the
present pension policy.
At the opening session Judge Leo
Rassieur, of St. Louis, withdrew as a
candidate for commander-in-chief and
threw his support to Colonel Shaw,
■whose election was made unanimous.
Judge Rassieur’s action was cheered to
the echo and there were cries of Ras
sieur for 1900. It is expected that he
will be the next commander-in-chief.
Other officers elected were:
Irwin Robbins, of Indianapolis, se
nior vice commander-in-chief; M. Min
ton, of Louisville, junior vice com
mander; William H. Baker, of Lynn,
Mass., surgeon general; Jacob Grimm,
of Maryland, chaiplain-in-chief, and
Thomas J. Stewart, of Pennsylvania,
adjutant general.
The pensions committee presented
its report, which the encampment im
mediately adopted unanimously. The
resolution adopted called for the abro
gation of rule 225, now in effect in ad
judicating claims under section, of
the June 27. 1890, act, stamping it as
unjust and asking in its place the
principle defined in rule 164 under
whose operations 400,000 names were
added to the pension roll. The reso
lutions also deplored the practice of
the pension bureau which bars the
widows who have an income of $96 a
year and asks an increase of the limit
to $250. A committee of five was ap
pointed to seek relief from the admin
istrative officers and failing there to
ask congress to amend the law in such
form as to make certain the true in
tent of the statute.
Refuse to Return Flags.
Late in the afternoon a motion was
made to return to the south flags cap
tured during the war. This was killed.
The majority report of the resolution
committee complained that widows of
soldiers were asked if they had been
virtuous after the death of their hus
bands and condemned such questions.
The minority report said that if ques
tions of that nature were asked this
method of examination should be con
demned.
Commissioner of Pensions Evans
was then asked over the telephone if
it was a fact that this question was
asked. Mr. Evans replied that where
charges were made against applicants
they were required to answer ques
tions relating to them. Otherwise no
such questions were put to the appli
cant.
The celebration Thursday night in
cluded the illumination of the North
Atlantic squadron and a big campfire
of the union ex-prisoners of war. The
ships were literally covered with elec
tric lights, big searchlights being also
in operation, and great crowds were
attracted to the Delaware river shores.
The departments' of the various
states appointed their representatives
in the national council of administra
tion. They include:
Alabama, M. W. Wickersham; Geor
gia, J. A. Commerford; Kentucky,
A. H. Bliss; Louisiana and Missis
sippi. Lincoln Sims; Tennessee, Geo.
W. Patton; Virginia and North Caro
lina, James E. Fuller.
Chambers Ca Is On McKinley.
Chief Justice Chambers, of tfamoa,
bad a long interview with the presi
dent Thursday respecting the condi
tions in Samoa and the future outlook
for the islands.